Where does “llama” come from?
llama (Chavacano) comes from Spanish llamar, from Old Spanish lamar, from Old French mare, from Old Norse marr, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
llama (Chavacano): to call
Definitions
- to call
Ancestry of “llama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | llamar | to summon, to call; to refer to; to appeal; to... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | lamar | — |
| 3 | Old French | mare | evil; bad; evilly; badly |
| 4 | Old Norse | marr | horse; sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |